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Exactly. You guys' debate is hot and all, but I guess you are missing the point of the thread.

@AbsorbedHatch I don't think there is one; as Graf Zahl said, Apple does not allow a very wide gamma of software in their phones, which is why we don't have iDoom, for example. However, nowadays has never been really free days, so if you don't own a PC, your influence in software is limited.

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I asked if there's the possibility of a DOOM source port for iOS, not what your favorite phone was.

If there's a possibility for a DOOM source-port for iOS? -- Yes, there are lots of possibilities. The thing is that it will NEVER go through the Apple Store, and jailbreak isn't always a possibility these days.

Plus there are other ways to download apps, directly from Safari too. Requires a script though, which will prompt you with a message like "www.lolz.com wants to install NotAppstore" (well the message is something like that).
An example would be this page

Also, with the right app, you can download stuff from Safari via the correct app. Eg with the TEFView app (available on AppStore), I can visit vgmusic and download MIDI files within Safari onto my iPhone's local storage. For example, I visit www.musicz.com/dat_midi.mid, and then it'll lead me to a page that displays it filename, size and a "Open in TEFView" option. I press it and it gets downloaded and accessible via TEFview, no online connection needed.

I just need to find a similar technique for MP3 files, rather than using cloud services to download the MP3's to my device.

I miss using iFile and other cool stuff on my iPhone 3GS. I wish Android phones were as reliable as iPhones and don't become obsolete within a year or doesn't come from the factory full of stupid apps.

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I was pretty content with Gameception on iOS. It was pretty easy to load iwads and pwads into it. I really wish the author would update it, playing vanilla and boom compatible pwads when stuck waiting on something was a nice distraction.

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There’s used to be a $0.99 app called gameception that let you play wads that could be played with BooM or PrBooM (with some other exceptions) but it isn’t on the App Store anymore. I still have the app and like 20 wads on my old iPhone 4 so at least I can play alien vendetta or the Simpsons doom wherever. Unless you happen to have a time machine and can travel back a couple years to download the app on your old iPhone 4 or 5, I don’t think there are any ports on the App Store or online, other than DooM itself.

(I just saw the post right above this one but I agree gameception was pretty solid, but I doubt the creator will ever update it for newer iOS.)